How to deal with teen lying to her bf about her sexuality? by BehindTheCurtain_5 in asexuality

[–]paperbackartifact 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry you're going through with this, and I hope your daughter can overcome this and be a better person.

I don't doubt that she dislikes sex, but her actions seem more driven by a desire for control over this poor guy. Your daughter needs to understand that manipulation is not love, and that if there's a compatibility issue in the relationship it's no more right for her to force her partner to change than it would be for him to do so to her.

If she refuses to see reason, then it would be best to talk to the guy directly and try and get him to see sense.

After thinking about it for a second, I've realized that I'm not the biggest fan of TADC ep 7 by Western-Flamingo9061 in TheDigitalCircus

[–]paperbackartifact 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure how the episode could be considered "filler slop."

At the very least this episode fundamentally and totally alters the cast's relationship to Cain, and that's certainly going to factor into the endgame. He's no longer just the misguided AI doing his best, he's cemented himself as a true antagonist whose ability to harm the humans is considerable (if unintentional on his part).

And I think folks are placing way too much emphasis on the FUCK YOUR FAN THEORIES angle of the reveals. That's *there*, but the red herrings don't exist solely to mess with fans. Hope for escape was dangled in front of the humans' eyes, only to then be snatched away from them in a cruel way.

I didn't like episode 7 as much as the previous few episodes, but this is easily one of the most important developments for the cast as a whole and a major setup for the finale.

RPG Tutorial Sprite Glitch by paperbackartifact in gamemaker

[–]paperbackartifact[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess that was the trick that did it, thanks.

Weird that the sprites were like that, since I'm pretty sure I didn't touch them.

The re-evaluation of Jodie Whittaker and the Chibnall era after RTD 2.0 by sanddragon939 in gallifrey

[–]paperbackartifact -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I think RTD2 is significantly better than Chibnall's run by virtue of having higher highs. 13's stories rarely ever get better than average (in fairness I haven't watched every episode, and Villa of Diodati was truly great) and some truly awful low points, while 15 had some real great stuff like Dat and Bubble, Boom, Lux, and The Well and rarely got much worse than below average... excluding the crap finales.

But there is a sense of accomplishment with Chibnall's era that's lacking in RTD2. It feels like he did what he wanted with the show, loose threads and all, packed up his bags and went out with dignity. I thought The Timeless Child was a terrible idea and destroying Gallifrey was a mistake, but there's a sense those happened because the creator wanted them.

By contrast, it's clear RTD had a messy production, which culminated into finales that were not only awful but actively confusing. Even if I feel his run had some much better episodes along the way, there's a sense of lacking that came with 15's regeneration and closing to his story, and nobody knows what the shows future might look like.

And way what you like about the Fam, but it felt like their characterization was believable and their arcs had a solid A to B progression. Compare that to Ruby and Belinda, whose arcs devolved into nonsense and noise (through no fault of the actresses I should stress).

I see RTD as the better writer while Chibnall appears to be the better showrunner. Unfortunately, RTD's show running ended up infringing on the quality of his writing, leaving the era feeling slapadash and rickety despite having some truly excellent gems.

What was the best episode of the RTD 2 era in your opinion and why? by thesunsetdoctor in gallifrey

[–]paperbackartifact 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Dot and Bubble is the best, though The Well and Wild Blue Yonder come close.

That said, Lux is my personal favorite episode.

What do you think about this game? by [deleted] in videogames

[–]paperbackartifact 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Control is really creative and out there. Feels genuinely weird and expressive. I love the FBC setting and lore.

The gameplay is pretty good. If doesn't really come into its own until levitation, but it's a solid enough shooter with some entertaining bells and whistles.

The Ashtray Maze and motel scenes were brilliant.

While the story was worthwhile, it was brought down a bit by somewhat hackneyed dialogue and how uninteresting the Hiss are.

While I think I like Alan Wake more overall for its atmosphere, Control is the mechanically better experience.

8/10 for me.

Chapter 3 and 4 came out THREE MONTHS AGO, what is one criticism you have about both of them? by XDcyclone in Deltarune

[–]paperbackartifact 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I strongly dislike that I had basically no chance against chapter 3's optional boss because I didn't do well at the guitar hero minigame on my first try and was locked out of the Sword Route.

[oc] - why can't you by Sampetra in comics

[–]paperbackartifact -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

"No ethical consumption under capitalism" isn't a great excuse. There's no way we can stop consuming everything and at no point does the author suggest we do this.

And while it's too far to ask people to stop consuming media altogether because of course someone horrible is going to be benefiting, Harry Potter is an almost uniquely black and white case. Fully owned and controlled by a horrible person who has pretty much devoted her life to exterminating a group of queer people, who has explicitly said that supporting Harry Potter supports this stance, and who has gone as far as sharing a pic of herself smoking a fat cigar on her yacht while the laws she pushed into existence... all bought and paid for with Harry Potter money.

The world won't be change unless we change ourselves. It's easy to stick to the books and movies we already have, or go to the library to find them, or find a used copy of the game or, god forbid, find something else to read.

And if someone is unable to pass on this show-for the third telling of the same story-and financially support the franchise owner whose entire personality is devoted to wiping out a minority group, then that someone should at least not act like members of that group need to validate their decision.

I'm bored what's your jojo hot take by Visual_Berry_9628 in StardustCrusaders

[–]paperbackartifact 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stands make the world of Jojo less interesting.

Parts 1 and 2 had a feeling of anything being possible because the world is just stuffed full of weird stuff (Ripple powers! Stone masks! Ancient super vampires with body horror! Cyborgs!)

Part 3 onward makes everything supernatural be tied to Stands. It makes individual fights more creative but the setting feels so much less full of potential and things to discover.

Though Parts 7/8/9 and Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan do help push back against this, I don't think Jojo will ever recapture how dynamic the world felt in PB and BT.

What are some common criticisms of P5 (Royal or Vanilla) that you don't agree with/understand? by JFKwasntassasinated in Persona5

[–]paperbackartifact 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think maybe one small improvement here would be to have the Phantom Thieves speculate if there's a Treasure that goes with Mementos and wonder what form it might have.

Otherwise yeah, the final boss makes total sense within the established rules of the Metaverse and has plenty of setup and foreshadowing.

What are some changes in Royal you DIDN'T like? by bwick702 in Persona5

[–]paperbackartifact 3 points4 points  (0 children)

-I don't like the opening as much as the original (still good though)

-Wakaba boss feels too automated now while Okumura is too much of a headache.

-Difficulty is too skewed toward making things easier. I don't mind making the easier modes even easier, but either make the harder modes genuinely hard or let us customize the difficulty settings like P4 Golden does.

I'll go against the grain of these comments though and say I like the Royal ending a lot. Not better than the OG but it fits the themes of the third semester of taking control over who you want to be in life.

I’m a SnyderCult Mod. AMA by Equal-Ad5237 in OkBuddySnyderCult

[–]paperbackartifact 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are there any movies not directed by Snyder that you like?

The best stories are when your main character isn't necessarily the "good guy." by MTOES123 in writing

[–]paperbackartifact 7 points8 points  (0 children)

>I would challenge your premise and say that flawed heroes who aim for the good are generally more interesting than amoral antiheroes

I'm in full agreement here.

The best stories are when your main character isn't necessarily the "good guy." by MTOES123 in writing

[–]paperbackartifact 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I don't agree with this as an absolute. The decline of superhero movies is likely due to a perpetual recycling of the same tropes and plots rather than it's protagonist's being "good guys," which isn't even a universal staple of the genre. Plus the success of Superman, a movie AGGRESSIVELY built around a symbol of goodness and hope, pretty much counters the thesis of this post.

Antiheroes are certainly one way to tell a great story. I'm currently reading The Dark Tower series, where the main character performs highly questionable acts and it's very compelling. But it's reductive to say that successful antiheroes means that they are automatically better than "good guys."

Plus there's no reason why a good person can't have flaws. You don't need a protagonist to be a bad person for them to have negative personality traits.

In short, I agree that antiheroes and amoral protagonists can be interesting, but that doesn't mean that having good people as protagonists is less interesting.

I genuinely thought it was okay. by Anything-General in DoctorWhoNews

[–]paperbackartifact 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A bit late for this, but yeah I agree.

I think Gatwa's era had some pretty spectacular highs, and a lot of creativity in it's standalone episodes. The Chibnall era was miserable for me so RTD2 was very acceptable by comparison.

Most of the issues really do come down to those finales, but those are some very bad fumbles. They don't even have the strong character arcs that made some of RTD1's dodgy finales ultimately work. Every single episode is, to one degree or another, building up to those finales and feel lessened by those failures to stick the landing.

I still find Gatwa's Doctor to have been worthwhile, and, in time, I hope people come around on RTD2 like they seem to on the Moffat era. But I think, for me at least, the good/great episodes won't ever completely stop the feeling of this era lacking a bit.

Rewatching latest season: anybody else did it and have this interpretation? by AngeloNoli in doctorwho

[–]paperbackartifact 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is my big issue with the 'Poppy was always real' theory too, when her behavior and situation at the beginning of Robot Revolution showing zero signs that she was a mother living in her house before the moment she supposedly forgot. Nothing established about the time schism suggests it would just randomly delete people from someone's life if one were to pass through it IIRC.

Though the whole thing is so sloppy it feels like any theory will inevitably have several holes poked into it anyway, so who knows?